Date: 4 Jan 2005 15:19:05 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Looking for a private mechanic in the Atlanta area.
On 3 Jan 2005 21:03:14 -0800, quenbro <quenbronospamcape.com> wrote: > Mr. Hinz, Thanks for your help. But I wish you would finish your > statement as to the third gear, which only rattles when it is engaged. If you have a known problem inside your transmission, it is only logical to think that a new problem will happen in the transmission, rather than in the relatively simple mechanism of the gearshift and linkage. > But I always skip this gear because it is shot. No rattling > otherwise and runs fine. Can you define "shot" as you are using it here please? "third gear shot" usually involves gears having fewer teeth than previously or similar problems. > Are you saying there is an indication of > trans failure because of the current malady? I don't know what's wrong, that's why I suggested a way you can find out. > Because I have not > engaged the gear but a few times since it shot. Is this a doomed > situation? Please let me know, just curious about the future of this > vehicle. Thanks Quen It could be simple, it could be a new gearbox which isn't the end of the world. It could just be an adjustment issue, but as the center console around the gearshift isn't loose, I doubt that. I'd bet it's a transmission problem at this point, but there's no way to know until you disconnect the linkage and see how it behaves as I previously described.